Canyon

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Canon \Ca*[~n]on"\ (k[aum]*ny[-o]n"; anglicized k[a^]n"y[u^]n),
     n. [Sp., a tube or hollow, fr. ca[~n]a reed, fr. L. canna.
     See {Cane}.]
     A deep gorge, ravine, or gulch, between high and steep banks,
     worn by water courses. [Mexico & Western U. S.] [Also spelled
     {canyon}.]


     [1913 Webster +PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Canyon \Can"yon\, n.
     The English form of the Spanish word {Ca[~n]on}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  canyon
       n : a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
           [syn: {canon}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  71 Moby Thesaurus words for "canyon":
     abysm, abyss, arroyo, box canyon, breach, break, cavity, chap,
     chasm, check, chimney, chink, cleft, cleuch, clough, col, coulee,
     couloir, crack, cranny, crevasse, crevice, cut, cwm, defile, dell,
     dike, ditch, donga, draw, excavation, fault, fissure, flaw, flume,
     fracture, furrow, gap, gape, gash, gill, gorge, groove, gulch,
     gulf, gully, hole, incision, joint, kloof, leak, moat, notch,
     nullah, opening, pass, passage, ravine, rent, rift, rime, rupture,
     scissure, seam, slit, slot, split, trench, valley, void, wadi
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Canyon, MN
    Zip code(s): 55717
  Canyon, TX (city, FIPS 12532)
    Location: 34.98128 N, 101.92160 W
    Population (1990): 11365 (4773 housing units)
    Area: 12.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 79015